The British Invasion By Eddie The British Invasion was an event in the early 60's, where British bands came to America. Some of the the most popular bands were The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, The Kinks, and The Searchers. The Beatles led the British invasion. On January 13, 1964, 3,000 screaming fans greeted them when thy arrived at Kennedy Airport. The Beatles, also known as the Fab 4, were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. In 1964, Americans spent $50,000,000 on Beatles paraphernalia. The Beatles changed America forever. Beatlemaina was in full swing, when fans went crazy copying The Beatles bowl hair cuts, clothing styles, accents, and couldn't get enough of The Beatles. In 1964 an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was the bands big breakthrough in America. Over 73 MILLION Americans gathered around their television sets to see what all the Beatles excitement was about.
These british bands toured America, increasing their popularity which sold them more records. They started many fashion trends like long hair and bell bottom pants. The fans often dressed like the bands, talked with the bands accents, and changed with the bands styles. The American music writers responded by changing their styles, changing their music types, and just tried harder. This era of music survived the test of time. Even now some 40 plus years laterthese songs remain extremely popular and can still be regularly heard on the radio.
Bibliography
Armentrout, David, and Patricia Armentrout. Rock (Sounds of Music). Grand Rapids: Rourke, 1999.
Bergamini, Andrea. History of rock music. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 2000.
Kallen, Stuart A. Renaissance of rock the British invasion. Bloomington, Minn: Abdo & Daughters, 1989.
Krull, Kathleen, Alessandra Balzer, and Stephen Alcom. Book of Rock Stars, The 24 Musical Icons That Shine Through History. New York: Hyperion, 2003.
By Eddie
The British Invasion was an event in the early 60's, where British bands came to America. Some of the the most popular bands were The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, The Kinks, and The Searchers.
The Beatles led the British invasion. On January 13, 1964, 3,000 screaming fans greeted them when thy arrived at Kennedy Airport. The Beatles, also known as the Fab 4, were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. In 1964, Americans spent $50,000,000 on Beatles paraphernalia. The Beatles changed America forever. Beatlemaina was in full swing, when fans went crazy copying The Beatles bowl hair cuts, clothing styles, accents, and couldn't get enough of The Beatles. In 1964 an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show was the bands big breakthrough in America. Over 73 MILLION Americans gathered around their television sets to see what all the Beatles excitement was about.
These british bands toured America, increasing their popularity which sold them more records. They started many fashion trends like long hair and bell bottom pants. The fans often dressed like the bands, talked with the bands accents, and changed with the bands styles.
The American music writers responded by changing their styles, changing their music types, and just tried harder.
This era of music survived the test of time. Even now some 40 plus years later these songs remain extremely popular and can still be regularly heard on the radio.
Bibliography
Armentrout, David, and Patricia Armentrout. Rock (Sounds of Music). Grand Rapids: Rourke, 1999.
Bergamini, Andrea. History of rock music. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 2000.
Kallen, Stuart A. Renaissance of rock the British invasion. Bloomington, Minn: Abdo & Daughters, 1989.
Krull, Kathleen, Alessandra Balzer, and Stephen Alcom. Book of Rock Stars, The 24 Musical Icons That Shine Through History. New York: Hyperion, 2003.